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dodecahedron
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do·dec·a·he·dron  (ddk--hdrn)
n. pl. do·dec·a·he·drons or do·dec·a·he·dra (-dr)
A polyhedron with 12 faces.
[Greek ddekaedron : ddeka, twelve; see dodecagon + -edron, -hedron.]
dodec·a·hedral adj.
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dodecahedron
dodecahedron [doe-deck-a-heed-ron]
Noun
a solid figure with twelve plane faces
dodecahedron  (ddk--hdrn)
Plural dodecahedrons or dodecahedra
A polyhedron having twelve faces.
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Noun1.dodecahedrondodecahedron - any polyhedron having twelve plane faces
polyhedron - a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces


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